Marshall lost against Capital City back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Owls fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 8-6. That's two games in a row now that the Owls have lost by exactly two runs.
Chase Thompson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Griffit, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Marshall dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Capital City, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9.
Marshall and Capital City could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Owls (ranked 274th) will meet Mexico (ranked 121st) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Capital City will face off against Camdenton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (289 vs. 55).
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